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Lagging Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel attended and took part in a Creative Coalition symposium and dinner.Close

It wasn’t exactly DCDance, but the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, definitely had its fair share of political overtones, along with a healthy contingent of Potomac personalities. Of course, there was the usual helping of showbiz types (Ray Romano! 50 Cent!), but the fun part was picking out the Hill folks from the Prada-and-bling crowd.

Herewith, a few snapshots from a sub-zero, snowbound film festival:

• Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty was seen along with former Virginia governor/U.S. Senate hopeful Mark Warner at an event to help celebrate the film “Kicking It,” a documentary about the Homeless World Cup soccer championship.

• Motion Picture Association of America chief Dan Glickman reports that he caught nearly a half-dozen movies in a little more than two days, including the U2 concert film in 3-D, the Jack Black comedy “Be Kind Rewind” and “Henry Poole Is Here,” the latter produced by Glickman pal Tom Rosenberg of Lakeshore Entertainment.

• Lagging Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel attended and, along with Glickman, took part in a Creative Coalition symposium and dinner. MIA from the campaign trail after the first round of debates, Gravel told us he has been sick for 30 days with the flu and then a sinus infection. Currently on his third round of antibiotics, he’s spending the rest of the week in Florida and plans to continue his campaign as an independent.

• Former Vice President Al Gore was seen walking into the U2 film sans entourage, then sitting with the band at the screening after being photographed by fans in the lobby amid screams of “We love you!”

Breaking here from bold-faced political names, let’s pause and rock a bit. Music legend Patti Smith, arriving at Sundance for the world premiere of a biographical documentary titled “Patti Smith: Dream of Life,” gave a small club show Monday night during which she told faithful fans, “It’s an election year — and I have no advice.” (She did, in fact, implore the crowd to register to vote and “use your voice.”)

Earlier in the day, we had a brief discussion with the punk-poet goddess behind memorable anthems such as “People Have the Power” and “Because the Night.” Wearing a T-shirt with a scrawled peace sign design, she seemed extremely serious about the upcoming election and exercising her right to vote.

“I’m being very vigilant in studying our candidates,” she said, referring to herself as a “Democrat by blood” but still fiercely independent. “I feel that one of the things that’s important in our process is to have multiple candidates — that’s one of the things Ralph Nader was working so hard to preserve.”

Jeffrey Ressner, for the Politico, wrote: "Lagging Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel...plans to continue his campaign as an independent." Well, that got my attention. Are you sure about this, Mr. Ressner? Gravel is quitting as a Democratic candidate, and plans to run as an independent presidential candidate in the fall????

"Celebrities" Ray Romano and 50 Cent? I'm only twenty-eight, but I remember a time when you had to have a talent to be considered a celebrity. Who's next on the celebrity parade... Carrot Top and the spare change in my pocket?

Politically-themed movies are just lame. First off, you know that there's some sort of message someone is trying to get out to the masses. Second, distortion of the real events on purpose to push an agenda should be a freaking crime! If this weret he case, poor Michael Moore would have to REALLY move to Cuba. "JFK" also comes to mind. Total fiction, distorted facts, Oliver Stoned ... just plain rubbish. Lastly, real history wil always outlast the immediate distorted fix. Bring on the new Rambo and the next Start Trek movie, and keep the politically motivated junk outta the theaters!

Entertainers and artist who use their fame and fortune to get a candidate elected should be reminded that the reason they have a say is because poeple paid good money for their craft, and elevated them to a status that allows them to reach a bunch of peeps. So What do I do?...Pay my money to see them, or listen to their song, or watch their movie which only elevates them further. It's easy to ignore it if you like the candidate they are stumping for....not so easy though if it's not your guy or gal. I have no problem with them working in the background like a lot of volunteers do. I have no problem with them Dropping their entertainment/Artist careers and becoming a candidate themselves. But these poeple become "tainted" when exposed to the politcal machine in this country...no matter which side of the fence they ride...in theory, they alienate about half the poeple that paid to put them where they are. When I see this happening, that person gets no more of my money.

All Presidential Candidates for the 2008 election belong or are funded by a group started by Skull and Bones of Yale called the Council on Foreign Relations, a war mongering group that disguises itself as a think tank. Most members belong to Skull and Bones, the Bilderbergs, the Trilateral Commission, etc. just like Kerry and Bush (both Boneheads). Again, these Nazi sympathizing groups have stacked both sides of the ticket to assure themselves control of the government. Check it out 2008 Presidential Candidates Members of the CFR include: Democrat CFR Candidates: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton (Yale Law, Editor Yale Review of Law and Social Action), John Edwards, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson Republican CFR Candidates: Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Fred Thompson, Newt Gingrich Corporate members include: Halliburton of Dubai, British Petroleum, Dutch Royal Shell, Exxon Mobile, General Electric (NBC), Chevron, Lockheed Martin, Merck Pharmaceuticals, News Corp (FOX), Bloomberg, IBM, Time Warner, JP Morgan/ Chase Manhattan & several other major financial institutions. Other Notable Members Include: Dick Cheney (Director 1987-1988), John Kerry, Bill Clinton (Yale Law, met Hillary while attending), Al Gore, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, John, David & Nelson Rockefeller, Condolezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Alan Greenspan (Director 1987-1988), Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, Angelina Jolie (Yes, the actress has a five year term membership as an ambassador), Lewis ?Scooter? Libby, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Maurice Hank Greenberg (Vice Chairman & Director). The goals of the CFR are best described by its very own members. Bill Clinton?s Georgetown mentor and CFR member Carroll Quigley states: ?The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England? [and]?believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one world rule established.? Quigley differs from many of his CFR colleagues in that he believes their plan for a new world order should be more publicly disclosed. In his book Tragedy and Hope, Quigley concedes he is unique among his peers in that he believes the new world order plan of global government?s ?role in history is significant enough to be known.? Quigley also admits that the two-party system allows for both groups to be controlled at the highest level but operate like bitter rivals. As Quigley says, this gives the voters the chance to ?throw the rascals out at any election without leading to any profound of extreme shifts in policy.? Controlling Washington elite allowed private central banks to ?dominate the political system?and economy of world as a whole? and implement a new system of ?feudalist fashion? through ?secret agreements.? Although he believes the CFR?s intentions should be more public, Quigley understands the average person doesn?t understand feudalism or serfdom and will never read his book. ?The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists.? J. Edgar Hoover President Kennedy said of Freemasonry: ?The very word ?secrecy? is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it.? President John F. Kennedy ? address to newspaper publishers, April 27, 1961 ?To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but morally treasonable to the American public.? Theodore Roosevelt For a primer on these groups http://iviewit.tv/senatecultbi...http://iviewit.tv/CompanyDocs/... http://iviewit.tv/ Take back America with a vote for either Ron Paul or Mike Gravel, the only two not affiliated with this scum ruining our country and the world. Stop watching CNN, a news organization founded by Luce a Skull member and their polls and debates, they are the propaganda filling your head with proverbial sh*t. Best in reclaiming America Eliot Bernstein iviewit@iviewit.tv 530-529-4110